Electric-heater combination.



J. AYER. ELECTRIC HEATE COMBINATION,

APPLIUTION FILED .TAN` 1S. 1910.

968,441 Patentemug. 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onirica8 JAMES I. AYER,- OF CAMBRIDGE, 2MASS.@LCI-IUSIETJJSY ASSXGNQB TO SIIPLEX EL HEATING COMPANY, 0F CHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. CORPOBATIQL fr-1T ELECTBICrHEWER COMBINATION.

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968,441. A .application tied January i3 lTo all Ywhom 'it may concern 'Be it known that I, latins I. AYER, a citizen of the United States, A bridge, in the countyv of Middlesex and State 'of Massachusetts,`have invented an '-Improveinent in Electric-Heater Combinations, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspeciication, like letters on the 'drawings representing 'likeparts f y In connection with electric heated utensils for the kitchen and similarpur-poses' one of the drawbacks is dueto thev expens'eof an` outfit, it vbeing common to have suitable electric heating wiresr in the bottom of each utensil or to havea number of'heaters provided for the individual utensils and a large stove l on which the utensils may-be placed.

Accordingly it is the object of my invention to obviate all' the Well recognized ob-l jections to the above by-.providiiig a. simple andpreferably portable stove or heating plate having'a peripheral flange, combinedl with a plurality of utensils having a special bottom fitting said flange whereby the said plurality of utensils may be placedvtogether on the heater in such relation as to conduct the heat to the best advantage` while permitting the removal of either of the utensils either 'wholly or partiiillyfroin the heater, which, whenl exposed b y said removal, can be used for various other purposes, such as toasting, broiling, etc.

The constructional details and furtherad-v vantages of my invention will be pointed out iii the course of the-following description taken withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows lilyinvention in side ele'- vation partly broken away, oneof the utensilsbeing Jshown in heating-position and the v other utensil in proper position when about to be shoved onto the base; Fig. 2 is an enlarged central vertical sectional view of the` bottom of one 'of the utensils; and Fi' 3 is a bottom plan view of one of the utensils.

The .base or :stove portion 1 of the apparatus may be of anydesired shape, containing resistancewires 2 set in porcelain or other insulating and heat transmitting substance 3, the wires being tapped to the' iiistruinentat 4 in usual manner. AThe top of the instrument consists of a smooth horizontal plate 5 having a projectingliange extending entirelyaround the periphery of 'Spcaieaton of Letters Batent.

residing atCamline to the configuration o one end preferably by the bottoni l2 placed on the heater they inclo-se ,the latter Patented Aug. 23, iltl, i910. semi No. term?.

thestove or hear. 'Coperatiiigrwith iange are a plurality of utensils 8,

4former being -a tea-pot or coiee-pot and the latter a stew pan or water heater and pro vided resiectivelywith handles 9 it), euch' having a base conforming in perip .il outthe heater plate 5, preferably retanguiar. The. base has a peripheral groove or slitieway l1 open4 entirely as shown best in 2, formed of ,the utensii and Ia bead 13 of a flange l@ which is cijmped, and preferably soldered tothe spun bottom of the utensil at l5.' The groove or slideway 1I of the utensil-7 opens rearward .70 and the grooveof the utensil Sopens forward, so that when the user has hold of the handlelOthe utensil 8 willbe shoved forward thereby bringing the handle in an outward directionasdistinguished from having the groove open rearward, inwhich case the handle would interfere with the other utensil, `stlieidea being to have Athe grooves so arranged in the various Iutensilswhicli areprovided tocoperate with the heater that their handles will project away from the heater and' not interfere with each other..

One 'heater' with the anged base plate can be used with a. large number of utensils and the latter need not have any electrical 85.

'Wiring or other lexpensive portion but 'simply be provided with suitable grooves fitting endwise over the tianges of the heater plate, so that when a plurality of then'i are 90' Within the utensiland thereby conserve ail the heat, utilize all the heating space of the plate, and do not interfere with each other.r By having the flange of the utensil coextensi-ve with its length and t-'iecoperating flange ofthe heater-top commensurate therewith, means is providedto enable the user to regulate the heating eii'ects with practically any degree of nicety desired. Theutensil remains supported and -irinly held in snug conductive contact with the heatertop irrespective ofthe extent to' which it is slid onto said top, so that the user may heat it quickly by slidingfit entirely on. or slowly bly/sliding it on to a soii'iewliat less extent, 105 or she may slide it ononly just enough to keep it. from cooling. rl`he economy and advantage of this arrangement will be obvious from the foregoing description. F oi'- instance, the tea having been steeped,v the top surface lower edge opposite parallel that thecoperating 'extend along the anni tea-pot may be removed and an oven put in place over that end of the heater or stove While the pot 8 is still being heated. rhe stove portion although small is capable of accommodating utensils of fairly large dimensions, either one or tvvo at a time, and when said utensils are removed the plane broiler, or the like, Whenniy invention 1s used in the complete embodiment of its preferred form. l do not intend to be limited however to this preferred form in every detail thereof, as, for example, the sliding feature is of importance and value irrespective of Whether the heater or the utensil carries 5 may be used as a toaster,`

the flange, and .irrespective of the construcl it is'essential holding devices shall tvvo opposite longitudinal sides in the direction .of the sliding movement, and although l prefer the construction in which the dange is on the utensil and in which a third with said flange, l do not thereto in all cases.

Having described my invention, What l claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters atent of the United States is,

l. rlhe combination With a heater 'provided with a fiat top'heating plate having .electric heating resistance secured to its under side of a utensil Whose contents is to be heated, one of said parts having oppositeparallel longitudinal flanges substantially coeXtensive-with the length thereof for embracing and retaining the other part in relative snug sliding engagement in the direction of said longitudinal anges.

2. rl`heiuerein described apparatus, consisting of a heater provided with a top heating plate having horizontally projecting longitudinalianges, of a utensil to be heatedby said heater, said utensil having at its longitudinal holding grooves having a snug sliding fit on the longitudinal flanges of the heater,

tion and shape of said: flange.

limit my invention side is also provided whereby it may be slid endvvise onto the heater and removed therefrom.

3. The combination With a heater provided With a top heating plate having a horizontally projecting Vperipheral flange, of a utensil Whose contents is to be heated having a flanged bottom provided With a holdinggrooveopening at one sideand corresponding in shape and fitto said peripheral flange of' the heater, whereby vit may be slid endvvise'onto the heater and removed' therefrom, said groove and flange cooperating to hold the bottom ofthe utensil in direct contact with the heating surface of the plate.

4. The herein described apparatus, consisting of a heater having an approximately rectangular top provided with a horiz`ontally extending peripheral flange, and a plurality of utensils each provided with a depending flange open at one end and having a groove corresponding in shape and size to ATone end of said top, said utensils, When in position on the heater, substantially covering the top thereof.

5. The herein described apparatus, comprising a heater having a flat top Whose peripheral edges project slightly around said heater, and two handled utensils each provided `With a depending three-sided flange corresponding in shape and size to one end of said top. the flanges of each utensil being provided With internal grooves having a sliding fiton the projecting edges of one end of said top, and having an opening on one side, each handle projecting from its utensil in a direction out of alinement with said opening, whereby when both utensils are slid onto the heater top their handles do not' interfere with each other.

. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificatiomin the presence of tvvo subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES I. AYER. 'Vitnesses:

ELIZABETH M. CoNLIN, DonA A. Pnooron. 

